Now, Amos Moses was a Cajun He lived by his self in the swamp He hunted alligator for livin' He just knock 'em in the head with a stump "The Louisiana law gone gitcha, Amos It ain't legal huntin' alligator down in the swamp, boy"
Now, everybody blamed his old man For makin' him mean as a snake When Amos Moses was a boy His daddy would use him for alligator bait Tie a rope around his waist And throw 'em in the swamp Ha-ha haa Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana Lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife, Hannah Well, they raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries Named 'im after a man of the cloth Called 'im Amos Moses
Yeah Ha-ha
Now, the folks around South Louisiana Said Amos was a hell of a man He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator And just use one hand That's all he got left, 'cause da alligator bit it Ha-ha-ha Left arm gone clean up to the elbow
Well, the sheriff got wind at Amos Was in the swamp trackin' alligator skin So, he snuck in the swamp, "Gonna get the boy" But he never come out again Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to Heh-heh Well, you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana Lived a cat called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife, Hannah Well, they raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries Named 'im after a man of the cloth called 'im Amos Moses
Sit down on 'em, Amos Make it count, son
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana Lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife, Hannah (fade)